Global accounting rule-makers seem finally ready to give crypto and digital assets the attention they deserve. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), has shared plans that could involve addressing cryptocurrency and digital assets as part of its broader efforts to update existing accounting frameworks in 2026. The Financial Accounting Standards Board is also gearing up
Coinbase is climbing again. The stock jumped 7% after Goldman Sachs upgraded it to buy and raised the 12-month target from $294 to $303. That means Goldman now expects a 28% gain from here. Coinbase had fallen 13% over the past year while the S&P 500 rose 15%, putting Coinbase far behind the market. Goldman’s
Bitcoin and the wider crypto market has started to wake up recently, but underlying liquidity conditions appear strikingly weak, according to onchain analytics firm Glassnode — a dynamic that echoes concerns raised in a CoinDesk analysis in November on hollow crypto market liquidity following the October crash. Glassnode’s latest data shows that both bitcoin spot
Crypto prices are kicking off the first Monday of the year with strength as traders rotated back into risk assets following the weekend capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. For the second consecutive session, crypto is adding to overnight gains during the U.S. trading day — a notable change from late 2025 when the sector consistently
Last year was a bit of a rollercoaster for Bitcoin (BTC), with the flagship cryptocurrency seeing a fair share of both highs and lows. So would a $1,000 investment in Bitcoin at the start of 2025 have been worth it? BTC went into 2025 on a somewhat solid footing but ended up struggling throughout the
2025 saw both rises and sharp declines. However, the last three months, contrary to expectations of an increase, were marked by sharp drops. While Bitcoin and altcoins have driven investors away from the market in recent months due to their weak performance, 2026 began with renewed risk appetite and an upward trend. While expectations for
Early 2026 opens with digital assets reassessing risk as the Bitcoin market responds to shifting liquidity, macro trends, and growing institutional activity. Summary Bitcoin market and early 2026 trading dynamics ETF flows, liquidity and institutional positioning US macro backdrop: yield curve and dollar trends Corporate balance sheets and digital asset strategies Sovereign developments and regulated
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2932.9, up 3.4% (+96.24) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: CRO (+9.0%) and POL (+8.0%). Laggards: UNI (-3.2%) and DOT (+0.6%).
Bitcoin (BTC) spent the last months of 2025 in decline. After its all-time high of $126,000 in October, it experienced a sharp drop, nearing the $80,000 mark, before starting 2026 with a slight recovery. Although Bitcoin prices have shown some recovery, analysts are warning that the Coinbase Premium Index, which measures demand from US investors,